A simple greeting has sparked a complex debate in Thailand — is saying “Ni hao” to a Southeast Asian person, who isn’t Chinese, an innocent mistake, or a subtle form of racism?
The debate began on 20 April, after an incident involving Siranath Bhiromphakdee, also known as Sai Scott, a...
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Laos has long celebrated beauty pageants, with traditional events like Miss Luang Prabang and Miss Lao New Year...
Kai Sy remembers her childhood fondly, riding a water buffalo through the rice paddies and singing in Lao.
Though her home province of Ratanakiri has...
Shasrikone ‘Lady’ Sasith, an 18-year-old beauty queen, was crowned Miss International Laos 2024 on 22 September. She is set to represent Laos on the...
Joint Op-Ed by Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Laos' Minister of Health, and Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Laos Representative
Imagine a girl. She is 14 years old. She lives in...
Xieng Khouang, the first province to embrace the Agroecological and Safe Food System Transitions (ASSET) program funded by the French Agency for Development (AFD)...